46 | Help, my patient needs blood! The ultimate guide to transfusion medicine for vet nurses

Let me ask you this.

Who does the blood transfusions in your practice? The vets? Or the nurses? 

Yes, it will be us monitoring the patient and collecting the vitals, but who…

• Calculates the blood?

• Prepares it?

• Performs the donations?

• Cares for the donors?

If it's not the nurses, I'm going to suggest it should be - because there's no reason for us not to do all of these things (as long as we run our plan past the vets and ensure they agree before going ahead!)

In this episode of the Medical Nursing Podcast we're taking the confusion out of transfusions, so you can confidently care for your haematology patients in practice.

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📲 Read the transfusion reaction guidelines:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vec.13043

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📲 Grab the show notes and references from today's episode:

http://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com/podcast 

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This podcast does not replace a veterinary surgeon's advice, and the content within it is provided for information only. All conditions must be diagnosed by a veterinary surgeon, and veterinary nurses and technicians must always ensure they are working within local legislation and regulating body guidelines. Any products or treatments discussed are for information only and do not constitute endorsements of products or services.